Our #NESC Energy Conference: Energising the Transition is just about to kick off here at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, and our Director Larry O'Connell has a few words before we get started👇

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And that's a wrap on @NESCIreland's #Energy #Transition Conference 2025! We will be updating our site with a full recap in the coming days, but for now please see an overview of the day's events below from @philip_barrett who was on hand to record everything ✍️

As our #Energy #Transition Conference starts to wind down #NESC Policy Analyst Gemma O'Reilly sums up all of the ground covered...

Paul Phare of Energy4All believes that it should be a strategic goal to use power where it's generated -> "There is an opportunity there" #Energy #Transition

Paul Saunders of NTMA and ISIF asks how do we progress to decarbonise the hard-to-abate industrial sectors? -> "In terms of our targets, in fact we are still only halfway there" #Energy #Transition

Muireann Lynch of @ESRIDublin says we need to get creative about tariffs ... How can we use them in a way that is fair and efficient while insulating lower income households? #Energy #Transition

#NESC The experts on our 5th and final panel of the day discuss breathing more life into the energy transition, the current blockages in the system, and how these can be addressed, taking into account economic, financial, legal, and societal factors #Energy #Transition

"Wind doesn’t dwindle. It isn’t sensitive to geopolitical events. It allows us to take control over our energy security, price stability and affordability." #Energy #Transition

Paul points out that the energy system has always been transitioning, and that Ireland has rarely had cheap electricity - "What we need is stability and affordability." #Energy #Transition

#NESC Dr Paul Deane of @UCC frames the challenge of delivering a successful energy transition in terms of three questions: How do we pay for it? How do we do it quicker? And how do we build it at scale? #Energy #Transition

Ali Sheridan of the Just Transition Commission acknowledges that we don’t have a plan in terms of how the transition is going to be fair, but emphasises that it shouldn't be a burden - it's our greatest opportunity #Energy #Transition

Anabel O'Hora of @tcddublin and the Children’s and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss stresses the importance of inviting people into the conversation and including the student voice #Energy #Transition

#NESC The range of expertise on our Session 4 panel is used to examine how people and communities can benefit from the transition away from fossil fuels, as well as what safeguards are necessary to ensure it is a just and inclusive process #Energy #Transition

#NESC "Putting people at the heart of the transition works" -> Prof Frances Fahy of @uniofgalway brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of Irish and EU environmental and sustainability research to Session 4, which focuses specifically on People and the #Energy #Transition

@QUBelfast's Prof Geraint Ellis: "We have been thinking about social engagement too conservatively" #NESC #Energy #Transition

#NESC Our expert Session 3 panel identifies synergies that Ireland needs to pursue in order to maximise the benefits of the zero carbon transition #Energy #Transition

Dr Lewis Akenji of Hot or Cool Institute outlines for the #NESC conference some stark choices we must face so that we can achieve climate goals. His presentation highlights that while carbon intensity & energy intensity of technology are going down, the level of consumption is up

Solar Ireland's Ronan Power says that the renewable energy sector is something of a victim of its own success, as we strive to meet lofty objectives #Energy #Transition

“€7 million in community benefit from energy projects will be delivered in 2025,” says Dave Linehan from @WindEnergyIRL at the #NESC Energy Conference #Energy #Transition

Val Cummins from @SimplyBlueGroup tells the #NESC Energy Conference that the #Energy #Transition may be bumpy but there are bright spots in Ireland’s story.